Black Friday is the day when the trademark US consumerism takes center stage for its annual manic, full-frontal exposure around the globe. Here is what it looked like around the US...
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People buying TVs
Thanksgiving Day shoppers line up to start shopping at a Target store in Chicago
People carry shoes in Macy's during Black Friday sales in New York
Shoppers line up outside Best Buy before the store opens in Newport, New Jersey
People line up outside before the Toys R Us store opened in Times Square
Women try on shoes in Macy's to kick off Black Friday sales in New York
Shoppers wait to enter Macy's to kick off Black Friday sales in New York
A girl chooses an item from Disney's Princess toy line up to purchase at the Toys R Us store in Times Square
A shopper carries a TV outside a Best Buy store in Newport, New Jersey.
Shoppers enter Best Buy as the store opens in Newport, New Jersey
People look in the window before the Toys R Us store opened in Times Square.
A girl poses with an Olaf plush toy from Disney's Frozen toy line at the Toys R Us store in Times Square.
Thanksgiving Day shoppers ride an escalator while shopping at a Target store in Chicago
Thanksgiving Day shoppers carry televisions at a Target store in Chicago
A woman lines up outside before the Toys R Us store opens in Times Square.
Shoppers line up outside Best Buy before the store opens in Newport, New Jersey
A girl looks at items from Disney's Frozen toy line at the Toys R Us store in Times Square.
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... And not only, because other countries increasingly adopt the "best" of US traditions. Here is what happened in the UK earlier today:
Black Friday hops the pond: Shoppers compete to purchase retail items on "Black Friday" at an Asda superstore in Wembley.
Shoppers wrestle over a television as they compete to purchase retail items on "Black Friday" at an Asda superstore in Wembley, north London November 28
... And Brazil:
Here, shoppers crowd outside a store before it opens on "Black Friday" in Sao Paulo.
Photos: Reuters [7]
